Introducing DI Marnie Rome,
Someone Else's Skin will enthral fans of Val McDermid and Mo Hayder. Devastating, brilliant, and heralding an outstanding new talent in crime fiction, this is the crime debut of the year. Some secrets keep you safe, others will destroy you.... Detective Inspector Marnie Rome. Dependable; fierce; brilliant at her job; a rising star in the ranks. Everyone knows how Marnie fought to come back from the murder of her parents, but very few know what is going on below the surface.

4 out of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this one....

By
Gillian
on
04-09-2018

Truth and Lies

A DI Amy Winter Thriller, Book 1

By:
Caroline Mitchell

Narrated by:
Elizabeth Knowelden

Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
29

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
28

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
28

DI Amy Winter is hoping to follow in the footsteps of her highly respected police officer father. But when a letter arrives from the prison cell of Lillian Grimes, one half of a notorious husband-and-wife serial-killer team, it contains a revelation that will tear her life apart. Responsible for a string of heinous killings decades ago, Lillian is pure evil. A psychopathic murderer. And Amy’s biological mother. Now, she is ready to reveal the location of three of her victims - but only if Amy plays along with her twisted game.

5 out of 5 stars

The best Ever..

By
Anonymous User
on
19-10-2018

Silent Scream

Detective Kim Stone Crime Thriller, Book 1

By:
Angela Marsons

Narrated by:
Jan Cramer

Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
253

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
233

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
233

Five figures gather 'round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult-sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken, but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood. Years later a headmistress is found brutally strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders that shock the Black Country.

4 out of 5 stars

Who was who?

By
Kathleen Chalmers
on
21-12-2016

Broken Ground

Karen Pirie, Book 5

By:
Val McDermid

Narrated by:
Cathleen McCarron

Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
64

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
62

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
62

When a body is discovered in the remote depths of the Highlands, DCI Karen Pirie finds herself in the right place at the right time. Unearthed with someone's long-buried inheritance, the victim seems to belong to the distant past - until new evidence suggests otherwise, and Karen is called in to unravel a case where nothing is as it seems. It's not long before an overheard conversation draws Karen into the heart of a different case, however - a shocking crime she thought she'd already prevented. As she inches closer to the twisted truths at the centre of these murders, it becomes clear that she's dealing with a version of justice terrifyingly different to her own....

5 out of 5 stars

Great story extraordinary narration

By
Anonymous User
on
16-09-2018

The Murderer's Son

A Jackman and Evans Thriller

By:
Joy Ellis

Narrated by:
Richard Armitage

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
150

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
142

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
141

Crimebusting duo DI Jackman and DS Evans are back, solving another crime that will make your skin crawl. Twenty years ago: a farmer and his wife are cut to pieces by a ruthless serial killer. Now: a woman is viciously stabbed to death in the upmarket kitchen of her beautiful house on the edge of the marshes. Then a man called Daniel Kinder walks into Saltern police station and confesses to the murder. But DI Rowan Jackman and DS Marie Evans of the Fenland Constabulary soon discover that there is a lot more to Daniel than meets the eye.

2 out of 5 stars

Poor storyline, a very disappointing read.

By
Amazon Customer
on
20-10-2018

Dirty Little Secrets

By:
Jo Spain

Narrated by:
Michele Moran

Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
1

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
1

Story

5 out of 5 stars
1

Death stalked the Vale. In every corner, every whisper. They just didn't know it yet. Six neighbours, six secrets, six reasons to want Olive Collins dead. In the exclusive gated community of Withered Vale, people's lives appear as perfect as their beautifully manicured lawns. Money, success, privilege - the residents have it all. Life is good. There's just one problem. Olive Collins' dead body has been rotting inside number four for the last three months. Her neighbours say they're shocked at the discovery, but nobody thought to check on her when she vanished from sight.

Someone Else's Skin

D.I. Marnie Rome 1: Winner of the Crime Novel of the Year

By:
Sarah Hilary

Narrated by:
Abigail Thaw

Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
36

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
32

Story

4 out of 5 stars
32

Introducing DI Marnie Rome,
Someone Else's Skin will enthral fans of Val McDermid and Mo Hayder. Devastating, brilliant, and heralding an outstanding new talent in crime fiction, this is the crime debut of the year. Some secrets keep you safe, others will destroy you.... Detective Inspector Marnie Rome. Dependable; fierce; brilliant at her job; a rising star in the ranks. Everyone knows how Marnie fought to come back from the murder of her parents, but very few know what is going on below the surface.

4 out of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this one....

By
Gillian
on
04-09-2018

Truth and Lies

A DI Amy Winter Thriller, Book 1

By:
Caroline Mitchell

Narrated by:
Elizabeth Knowelden

Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
29

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
28

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
28

DI Amy Winter is hoping to follow in the footsteps of her highly respected police officer father. But when a letter arrives from the prison cell of Lillian Grimes, one half of a notorious husband-and-wife serial-killer team, it contains a revelation that will tear her life apart. Responsible for a string of heinous killings decades ago, Lillian is pure evil. A psychopathic murderer. And Amy’s biological mother. Now, she is ready to reveal the location of three of her victims - but only if Amy plays along with her twisted game.

5 out of 5 stars

The best Ever..

By
Anonymous User
on
19-10-2018

Silent Scream

Detective Kim Stone Crime Thriller, Book 1

By:
Angela Marsons

Narrated by:
Jan Cramer

Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
253

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
233

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
233

Five figures gather 'round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult-sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken, but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood. Years later a headmistress is found brutally strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders that shock the Black Country.

4 out of 5 stars

Who was who?

By
Kathleen Chalmers
on
21-12-2016

Broken Ground

Karen Pirie, Book 5

By:
Val McDermid

Narrated by:
Cathleen McCarron

Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
64

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
62

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
62

When a body is discovered in the remote depths of the Highlands, DCI Karen Pirie finds herself in the right place at the right time. Unearthed with someone's long-buried inheritance, the victim seems to belong to the distant past - until new evidence suggests otherwise, and Karen is called in to unravel a case where nothing is as it seems. It's not long before an overheard conversation draws Karen into the heart of a different case, however - a shocking crime she thought she'd already prevented. As she inches closer to the twisted truths at the centre of these murders, it becomes clear that she's dealing with a version of justice terrifyingly different to her own....

5 out of 5 stars

Great story extraordinary narration

By
Anonymous User
on
16-09-2018

The Murderer's Son

A Jackman and Evans Thriller

By:
Joy Ellis

Narrated by:
Richard Armitage

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
150

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
142

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
141

Crimebusting duo DI Jackman and DS Evans are back, solving another crime that will make your skin crawl. Twenty years ago: a farmer and his wife are cut to pieces by a ruthless serial killer. Now: a woman is viciously stabbed to death in the upmarket kitchen of her beautiful house on the edge of the marshes. Then a man called Daniel Kinder walks into Saltern police station and confesses to the murder. But DI Rowan Jackman and DS Marie Evans of the Fenland Constabulary soon discover that there is a lot more to Daniel than meets the eye.

2 out of 5 stars

Poor storyline, a very disappointing read.

By
Amazon Customer
on
20-10-2018

Dirty Little Secrets

By:
Jo Spain

Narrated by:
Michele Moran

Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
1

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
1

Story

5 out of 5 stars
1

Death stalked the Vale. In every corner, every whisper. They just didn't know it yet. Six neighbours, six secrets, six reasons to want Olive Collins dead. In the exclusive gated community of Withered Vale, people's lives appear as perfect as their beautifully manicured lawns. Money, success, privilege - the residents have it all. Life is good. There's just one problem. Olive Collins' dead body has been rotting inside number four for the last three months. Her neighbours say they're shocked at the discovery, but nobody thought to check on her when she vanished from sight.

He Will Find You

By:
Diane Jeffrey

Narrated by:
Claire Trusson

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
60

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
55

Story

4 out of 5 stars
56

Kaitlyn Best is stuck in a rut. So when she discovers she's pregnant after a one-night stand with Alex, her school crush, she throws caution to the wind and accepts his offer to make a new life together in the depths of the Lake District, far from her home...and her demons. But Alex is not what he seems. And when Kaitlyn's world begins to crumble before her eyes, she realises she barely knows the man she has agreed to spend the rest of her life with.

1 out of 5 stars

Great narration, pathetic characters

By
Anonymous User
on
24-01-2019

The Wife's Secret: A Gripping Psychological Thriller with a Heart-Stopping Twist

By:
Kerry Wilkinson

Narrated by:
Alison Campbell,
Alan Medcroft

Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
11

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
11

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
11

Charley Willis was 13 years old when her parents were killed in their family home and she was found hiding in a cupboard upstairs. Fifteen years later, Charley is marrying Seth Chambers. It should be the happiest day of their lives, a chance for Charley to put her past behind her, but just hours after the ceremony, she is missing. No one saw her leave. No one knows where she is. One thing is for certain…Seth is about to discover he doesn’t really know the woman he just married. And his nightmare is only just beginning.

The Stranger Diaries

By:
Elly Griffiths

Narrated by:
Anjana Vasan,
Andrew Wincott,
Esther Wane,
and others

Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
16

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
14

Story

4 out of 5 stars
14

Clare Cassidy is no stranger to murder. As a literature teacher specialising in the Gothic writer R. M. Holland, she teaches a short course on it every year. Then Clare's life and work collide tragically when one of her colleagues is found dead, a line from an R. M. Holland story by her body. The investigating police detective is convinced the writer's works somehow hold the key to the case.s....

Sleepyhead

Tom Thorne, Book 1

By:
Mark Billingham

Narrated by:
Mark Billingham

Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
22

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
18

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
18

Alison Willetts has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by a skilful manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck. She can see, hear and feel, but she is completely unable to move or communicate. In leaving Alison Willetts alive, the police believe the killer's made his first mistake. Then DI Tom Thorne discovers the horrifying truth: it isn't Alison who is the mistake, it's the three women already dead. Thorne must find a killer whose agenda is disturbingly unique, and Alison, the one person who holds the key to the killer's identity, is unable to say anything....

5 out of 5 stars

Enthralling

By
Elizabeth
on
18-01-2019

Crime on the Fens

DI Nikki Galena, Book 1

By:
Joy Ellis

Narrated by:
Henrietta Meire

Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
128

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
121

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
121

DI Nikki Galena: A police detective with nothing left to lose, she's seen a girl die in her arms, and her daughter will never leave the hospital again. She's gotten tough on the criminals she believes did this to her. Too tough. And now she's been given one final warning: make it work with her new sergeant, DS Joseph Easter, or she's out.

1 out of 5 stars

Predicatable soap opera

By
Leanne Mifflin
on
10-05-2017

And So It Begins

By:
Rachel Abbott

Narrated by:
Olivia Vinall

Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
14

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
13

Story

4 out of 5 stars
12

Cleo knows she should be happy for her brother Mark. He's managed to find someone new after the sudden death of his first wife - but something about Evie just doesn't feel right...When Evie starts having accidents at home, her friends grow concerned. Could Mark be causing her injuries? Called out to their clifftop house one night, Sergeant Stephanie King finds two bodies entangled on blood-drenched sheets. Where does murder begin? When the knife is raised to strike, or before, at the first thought of violence?

1 out of 5 stars

Slow, drawl, unconvincing

By
Anonymous User
on
27-11-2018

In Deep Water

Cat Connolly, Book 2

By:
Sam Blake

Narrated by:
Aoife McMahon

Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
26

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
25

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
25

A missing girl. A case that's personal. A contract killer on Irish soil. Cat Connolly is back at work. Struggling to adjust to physical and mental scars, her workload once again becomes personal when her best friend, Sarah Jane, goes missing. Sarah Jane's a journalism student, the daughter of a decorated war correspondent, but what could she be working on that could lead to her disappearance? And how deadly will it get?

For Better and Worse

By:
Margot Hunt

Narrated by:
Cassandra Campbell

Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
4

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
4

Story

4 out of 5 stars
4

On their first date back in law school, Natalie and Will Clarke bonded over drinks, dinner, and whether they could get away with murder. Now married, they’ll put the latter to the test when an unchecked danger in their community places their son in jeopardy. Working as a criminal defense attorney, Nat refuses to rely on the broken legal system to keep her family safe. She knows that if you want justice...you have to get it yourself.

The Next Girl: Detective Gina Harte, Book 1

By:
Carla Kovach

Narrated by:
Tamsin Kennard

Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
49

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
44

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
44

Deborah Jenkins pulls her coat around her as she sets out on her short walk home in the pouring rain. But she never makes it home that night. And she is never seen again.

Four years later, an abandoned baby girl is found wrapped in dirty rags on a doorstep. An anonymous phone call urges the police to run a DNA test on the baby. But nobody is prepared for the results. The newborn belongs to Deborah. She’s still alive.

5 out of 5 stars

Unexpectedly loved it

By
Anonymous User
on
09-11-2018

Little Girl Lost

Detective Robyn Carter Crime Thriller Series, Book 1

By:
Carol Wyer

Narrated by:
Emma Newman

Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
118

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
106

Story

4 out of 5 stars
106

A teacher goes missing under suspicious circumstances and a man is murdered at a local reservoir. For Detective Robyn Carter, there's no obvious link between the cases. But as she starts to delve into them, her investigations lead her to Abigail, perfect wife and mother to beautiful little Izzy. What was Abigail's connection to the victims? And why is she receiving threatening messages from an anonymous number?

4 out of 5 stars

Good Audiobook Awful Narrator

By
Angela
on
29-09-2017

Just Before I Died

By:
S. K. Tremayne

Narrated by:
Kerry Wotton

Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
41

Story

4 out of 5 stars
41

A terrifying lie. A horrifying truth. The chilling new psychological thriller by S. K. Tremayne, author of the Sunday Times number one best seller The Ice Twins. Sometimes you can’t even trust yourself.... It was just a patch of ice. Just a bit of bad luck. But it was nearly enough to kill Kath Redway, spinning her car into Burrator Reservoir in the beautiful Dartmoor National Park.

4 out of 5 stars

Interesting story ,suspenseful to the end, but wished it had an ending that was more realistic

By
Stargirl456
on
31-01-2019

Don't Tell a Soul

Detectives Kane and Alton, Book 1

By:
D. K. Hood

Narrated by:
Alison Farina

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
9

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
7

Story

4 out of 5 stars
7

When a body is found stuffed into a barrel at a garbage dump, covered in long red lacerations, Detective Jenna Alton and her new deputy, David Kane, rush to the scene. Nothing ever happens in the small American town of Black Rock Falls, so Jenna believes the victim must be one of two recent missing persons, and she fears for the life of the other. Both were strangers to the town, but there's nothing else to link them. Jenna knows someone must have seen something, but no one's talking.

4 out of 5 stars

good

By
Amazon Customer
on
05-11-2018

Publisher's Summary

A dark, compelling Marnie Rome novel, rich with psychological insight, from the winner of the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year. For fans of Clare Mackintosh and Alex Marwood.

The fragile young girl who causes the fatal car crash disappears from the scene. A runaway who doesn't want to be found, she only wants to return to the man who understands her and offers her warmth, comfort, a home. He gives her shelter. Just as he gives shelter to the other lost girls who live in his house.

D.I. Marnie Rome thinks that she knows families, their secrets and their fault lines. But as she begins investigating the girl's disappearance nothing can prepare her for what she's about to face.

Fantastic

Best book I've listened to in ages, brilliantly written, great story and well narrated - Sarah Hillary is amazing

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Overall

5 out of 5 stars

Performance

4 out of 5 stars

Story

5 out of 5 stars

Jaye

15-08-2016

Unmissable book!

Having read books one and two and really enjoying them, I wondered whether this book Would be as enjoyable, well I was wrong, Sarah once again kept the main characters but there are undertones from the two previous books mainly to do with Di Marnie Rome's character and her past namely Stephen the young man who committed a horrific crime that touched Marnie's life personally. I will say no more well worth reading the books in order. I like the way Marnie's character grows as a person in her job and in particular her relationship with her colleague Sergeant DS Jake they work so well as a team. My only qualm was that I was time short as I would have liked to have completed this book in one sitting. If you like thrillers then this book is for you.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Overall

5 out of 5 stars

Performance

5 out of 5 stars

Story

5 out of 5 stars

Colette

14-04-2016

Loved it

Another great addition to this series. Really interesting well developed story. Brilliant narration. Roll on book 4.

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Overall

2 out of 5 stars

Performance

1 out of 5 stars

Story

2 out of 5 stars

Shi Shu Li

21-08-2018

the narrator is grating

I struggled through the second book but I just can't do this again, she butchers all the dramatic scenes which are already toe-curlingly over-phrased. nope.

Overall

3 out of 5 stars

Performance

2 out of 5 stars

Story

4 out of 5 stars

J. F. Wrin

03-06-2018

Poor voices

I left a review for the last book in which I said that the narrator made most of the men sound like cretins. No change here. I bought 3 for 2, so had to see this to the end but will not buy anything narrated by someone who drags out half the narration as if she can’t be arsed, or because she thinks it sounds good.

Third book of the series & still going strong!

I have really enjoyed this series and this book is no exception, twisting and turning to the very end and superbly narrated as well.

Overall

5 out of 5 stars

Kindle Customer

18-09-2017

Brilliant

Brilliantly read, well done Imogen Church, will be on the look out for more of your audio books best wishes Jeannette allerston 😊 x

Overall

3 out of 5 stars

Performance

4 out of 5 stars

Story

2 out of 5 stars

clare stewart

12-04-2016

It was ok

This seemed to go on and on and on, and could have lost a few chapters. It's not as good as previous books. DI Rome is just a bit boring I'm afraid!

3 of 6 people found this review helpful

Overall

3 out of 5 stars

Performance

2 out of 5 stars

Story

3 out of 5 stars

Avril

03-08-2018

Struggling

It sounded as if might be good. But I’m less than half way through and the reader is grating on me so much I can’t be ithered to listen to the end. Imogen Church reads with the slow inflexibility of a sonorous parson delivering a sermon and without much of a change of intonation. Sorry.